1984 in Northern Ireland

← 1983 1982 1981 1984 in Northern Ireland → 1985 1986 1987
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	1984 in the United Kingdom 1984 in Ireland Other events of 1984 List of years in Northern Ireland

Events

• 14 March - Sinn Féin MP Gerry Adams is shot and wounded in Belfast.
• 2 May - The New Ireland Forum publishes its report presenting three possibilities for discussion: a unitary Irish state, a federal/confederal state and joint sovereignty.
• 18 June - European Parliament elections are held in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
• 1 October - The University of Ulster is presented with a Royal Charter by Elizabeth II. It also absorbs Ulster Polytechnic (at Jordanstown) during the year.
• 17 October - Foyle Bridge in Derry is officially opened, with the longest span in Ireland.

Arts and literature

• Graham Reid's play Remembrance is first produced (10 October) at the Lyric Theatre (Belfast), and his television play A Coming to Terms for Billy, last in the trilogy of "Billy plays", is shown in BBC1's Play for Today series, starring Kenneth Branagh.

Sport

Football

• Irish League

Winners: Linfield

• Irish Cup

Winners: Ballymena United 4 - 1 Carrick Rangers

Births

• 5 July - Boyd Rankin, cricketer.
• 19 July - Neil McCafferty, footballer.
• 6 September - William Porterfield, cricketer.
• 20 October - Andrew Trimble, international rugby player.
• 23 October - Ruaidhri Higgins, footballer.
• 14 December - Chris Brunt, footballer

Deaths

• 3 March - Rinty Monaghan, world flyweight boxing champion (born 1920)
• 6 April - Jimmy Kennedy, songwriter (b.(1902).
• June - Alec Mackie, soccer player (born 1903).